
Horn and Conductor
Reminiscences of a Practitioner
Alfred Mann(Editor)
University of Rochester Press
Published on 6. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
130 pages
978-1-878822-83-3 (ISBN)
Description
The former first horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra writes about playing under Klemperer, Koussevitzky, Munch etc, the french horn, and specific horn passages.
In this volume, Harold Meek, former first horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, shares anecdotes and insights about the joys and travails of playing under Klemperer, Koussevitzky, Munch, and others. He also brings together some important information about changes in the instrument itself, including a little-known letter from the great British horn virtuoso, Dennis Brain, about the virtues of different makes of horn. A valuable appendix prints interpretively challenging horn passages from three dozen masterpieces, and evaluates the solutions offered in recordings by various prominent conductors.
In this volume, Harold Meek, former first horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, shares anecdotes and insights about the joys and travails of playing under Klemperer, Koussevitzky, Munch, and others. He also brings together some important information about changes in the instrument itself, including a little-known letter from the great British horn virtuoso, Dennis Brain, about the virtues of different makes of horn. A valuable appendix prints interpretively challenging horn passages from three dozen masterpieces, and evaluates the solutions offered in recordings by various prominent conductors.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Rochester
United States
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
10 s/w Abbildungen
10 b/w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
201 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-878822-83-3 (9781878822833)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Harold Meek, Alfred Mann
Content
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Some Fine Points
The Applicant
The Autocrat
The Instrument
From the Symphonic Repertoire
Epilogue
Bibliography
Foreword
Introduction
Some Fine Points
The Applicant
The Autocrat
The Instrument
From the Symphonic Repertoire
Epilogue
Bibliography